Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522.
Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday at 8pm. Phone 9633 6976 to contact the producers or make a donation.
Movie: Trial by Fire (1998) — Terminal wimp Jonas, who works for his dad's petrol tanker firm, meets strong-minded feminist eco-terrorist Lena. Can love flourish? SBS, Friday, March 9, 10pm.
Brazil: an Inconvenient History — Samba, football, beaches, the Amazon River — these are familiar symbols of Brazil. Behind the facade lies an inconvenient history. Brazil was the destination of the largest forced migration in history. Ten times as many slaves were transported there as to North America. At one time, half the population were slaves. Brazil was the last country to officially abolish slavery. This program, shot in sugar plantations, colonial mansions, gold mines, Rio's beaches, secret religious ceremonies and the Amazon rainforests, charts Brazil's history using original texts, letters, accounts and decrees. SBS, Saturday, March 10, 7.30pm.
Soldier Players — Namibia and the legacy Germany's colonisation has left for the African country's and the Herero people. SBS, Sunday, March 11, 1.55pm.
Simon De Beauvoir — The life and work of French feminist, existentialist, writer and social essayist Simone de Beauvoir, including interviews with the writer and her longtime lover, muse and mentor, Jean-Paul Sartre. SBS, Sunday, March 11, 9.30pm.
Liquid Assets: Conflict Over the Euphrates — Turkey's giant south-eastern Anatolian Project will include 22 dams built to harness the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for irrigation and power generation. In Iraq and Syria, crops are failing because the dam project has caused water levels to fall. SBS, Tuesday, March 13, 8.30pm.